There are several compelling performances, though Alec Baldwin’s somewhat halting, somber turn is not among them.

Alec Baldwin's movie "Rust" hits theaters and video on demand May 2. Typically, a star such as Baldwin, who also served as producer of the Western, would be doing interviews to promote the film.

Three and a half years after the fatal shooting on the “Rust” set in New Mexico, Alec Baldwin’s western movie is finally being released. Baldwin accidentally shot the film’s 42-year-old ...